“It’s hours past midnight. You’d think any self-respecting parrot would be asleep. But not Lisa.”

Sy Montgomery follows conservationists to Codfish Island in New Zealand, a stone’s throw from Antarctica. The conservationists’ mission: to expand the population of the kakapo, the “rarest and heaviest parrot, the only flightless night-active parrot, and undoubtedly the strangest parrot in the world,” as Montgomery writes. By 1995, only 51 kakapo existed anywhere on earth.

THEMES/TOPICS: endangered species, science, conservation

WHY I LIKE THIS BOOK: I love the Scientist in the Field series. THE MIGHTY MARS ROVERS was another in the series. Through the books, students can actually learn what different scientist jobs are like on a daily basis.

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19 Replies to “Perfect Picture Book Friday: Kakapo Rescue”

This looks like a very interesting book and a very interesting series that I am not familiar with. I love nature books! I will have to check this one out and look into the rest of the series. Thanks for sharing!

Oh, I Iove books that bring attention to endangered species… especially ones I’ve never heard of! This sounds really terrific, Kirsten, as does the whole series. I remember when you posted the Mars Rover one. I will look forward to some others, should you happen to feel like posting any. I’m always so happy to add non-fiction books to our list, as well as picture books for older readers!

I had not heard about an endangered parrot – or one that could not fly or stayed up at night. THis is the sort of unusual animal that kindergarten kids find fascinating. I will have to look them up. Thanks

Wonderful to see a review about one of our very own New Zealand birds… yay for you Kirsten. Love the cover of this book and must check it out in our library. Another New Zealand bird you would be interested in and is so unique is the Pukeko. Colourful and ugly..lol. Thanks for sharing Kirsten.